Check out: "August 6, 2024 Immigration Weekly" for the latest events, information and resources related to immigration in Waterloo Region.

Territorial Acknowledgement

Immigration Partnership Highlights
1. We invite you or your organization to host a community film screening as part of the 8th Annual Waterloo Region Migration Film Festival!
2. Nominate someone for the 2024 Newcomer Landlord Awards! Do you know an exceptional landlord who makes the difference?
3. Call to participate in Welcoming Week 2024!
4. Beyond One Size Fits All: Understand and Support the Region's Global Talent
5. Check out the Immigration Partnership's 2023-2024 Annual Report!
6. Resources of session three of the Brown Bag Lunch Learning Series are available in our website!
7. Immigrant Survey & Snapshots
8. Other Publications

Immigration Partnership Resources
9. Interpretation Best Practices Checklist
10. Racial Equity WR
11. Waterloo Region Employer Playbook

New to Waterloo Region? Our partners can help!
12. Settlement Services
13. Language Learning Services
14. Health & Mental Health Services
15. Employment Services
16. Francophone Services
17. Your Voice Matters: Share Your Childcare Needs and Preferences
18. St. Mary’s General Hospital invites you to join its Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC)
19. Seeking Research Participants: Post-COVID Experiences of Immigrant Women in Canada
20. Building the future of hospital care, together!
21. Pathways to Prosperity 2024 National Conference

Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
22. Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF) funding opportunity for initiatives that advance racial equity in our community
23. Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) Announces 2024 Funding Application Deadlines
24. Promoting Welcoming Communities: A Toolkit for Communities and Those Who Support Them
25. Social Media Toolkit for Immigrant - Serving Organizations
26. What Does it Mean to Be a Host

Resources
27. Front-end Processes for Refugee Claimants
28. Un Guide Pour Tous
29. Find a Mentor to Help you Become a Licensed health Professional in Canada
30. Building capacity to support the mental health of immigrants and refugees: A toolkit for settlement, social and health service providers
31. Support for Deaf and hard of hearing newcomers to Canada
32. Settling in French in Ontario - Settlement Guide
33. The End of Asylum? Evolving the Protection System to Meet 21st Century Challenges
34. Resources from ACS-Metropolis Library

La Communauté en Français
35. Sondage 2ELGBTQIA + francophone
36. Guide d’accueil pour les nouveaux arrivants francophone
37. Déclaration d’intérêt visant à soutenir les communautés francophones en situation minoritaire qui s’engagent dans le parrainage de réfugiés
38. PRAIDA : Stratégies de soutien aux demandeurs d’asile au Canada

Workforce Corner
39. Flashback Episode - Behind the Business podcast
40. P4E Job Fair
41. Kitchener/Waterloo Career Fair and Training Expo Canada
42. Workplace Leadership Conference Canada
43. Grow your skills with Google Career Certificates!
44. Disabilities Mentoring Day (DMD) 2024
45. Employment Readiness Workshop Series - Online
46. National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4)

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
47. Tatreez and Talk
48. Caribbean Carnival
49. Caribana Ignite
50. Food Nostalgia
51. Salsa in the Square
52 KW Latin Festival
53. March of 1.000 Umbrellas
54. Multicultural Festival of Elmira
55. Ride for Refuge
56. Tea and Tales

Newcomer Services
57. Let's Talk Summer Camp – August
58. Skills for Success
59. We Belong – Introduction to Photography for Newcomer Seniors

News
60. Temporary immigration to Canada being reduced with new measures: report from Global news, Aug. 2, 2024
61. Feds announce millions in funding for affordable housing in Waterloo Region, Guelph from CityNews, Aug. 1, 2024
62. Posthaste: Canada's immigration clampdown could have more consequences than we thought from The Financial Post, Aug. 1, 2024 

Funders’ acknowledgment